DRR Consultant

CTG (Committed To Good)

Under the supervision of our client and in close collaboration with the International Consultant, the national DRR Consultant will support the implementation of a joint our clien intervention, in support of the Ministry of Water and Environment. The national DRR Consultant will coordinate closely with the National Sendai Framework Focal Point at the Ministry of Water and Environment, our client Yemen Country Office, Regional Bureau for Arab States, and Regional Office for Arab States throughout this assignment. The consultant will develop an Action Plan for Yemen s National DRR and Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, while ensuring its alignment with the Sendai Framework, the Arab Strategy for DRR, the Paris Agreement, and the SDGs, as well as ensuring a climate- and disaster-risk-informed planning and implementation by applying a Comprehensive Risk Management (CRM) approach.

Role objectives

• Review the policy landscape mapping for Disaster Risk Reduction, National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy, and Climate Change Adaptation, ToRs of the National Coordination Mechanism for Disaster Risk Reduction in Yemen, and other relevant documents made available online or by our client.
• Develop a draft Action Plan for the National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) with clear strategic activities/implementation measures under each of the four priorities of action of the Sendai Framework. For each activity, define clear timeframe, budget requirements, financing options, concerned governmental entities, and potential implementing partners.
• Submit an initial draft of the Action Plan of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy for review by the National Sendai Framework Focal Point, international consultant, and our client. Based on the initial draft of the Action Plan and a thorough stakeholder mapping, undertake one-on-one consultations and/or co-facilitate a national consultation workshop with key governmental entities and stakeholders of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Yemen on the initial draft.
• Submit a revised version of the Action Plan after incorporating feedback from the consultations for review by the National Sendai Framework Focal Point, international consultant, and our client.
• Facilitate an in-person National Validation Workshop for the Action Plan of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy, ensuring the agenda includes a dedicated segment to introduce and further discuss the Comprehensive Risk Management (CRM) approach with national stakeholders, and developing the workshop report with support from the international consultant.
• Finalize the Action Plan of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy with the international consultant based on the outcome of the workshop and submit the final version to our client.

Project reporting

• The National Sendai Framework Focal Point, international consultant.

Key competencies

• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to convey complex ideas in straightforward language